Wet floor - RHS

[Shaheenk]

HI Guys

So after much work on the car I am finding that with enough of a downpour I am getting a trickle of water up against the firewall . I have checked the Elephant trunk and confirmed this is all dripping out where it should.

There was a crack on the firewall but this has been sorted as well.

I cannot see anywhere else this could be coming from and have had a light up under the dash.

I think (may be wrong) that the leak could be from 3 sources.

1. Pedal box - Where it attaches to the firewall, I know there is a gasket behind there, but how much of a mission is it to get to that gasket

2. Steering column mount - 2 nuts that I can see , undid both of them but still unable to pry the damn thing away from the firewall, what am I missing

3. Heater box - top end where it attaches to the front, I am not in the mood to pull the entire dashboard out to pull the heater. Is there a way I can reduce the amount of water that gets into the skuttle panel (block the vents or something ???)


Thoughts , predictions and votes on a post card

[Grrrmachine]

Simplest thing to do is to pour water into the scuttle vents and look for drips in the dash. If you find drips, you've got a rusty bulkhead.

[Sanchez]

carpet out and talcum powder the inside where you think it leaks and wash the car.

The talc should have water marks from a leak.

[Shaheenk]

carpets are out so I can see the trickle , its right up against where the heater box is but right right on top , so I guess that's where the seal is .

This is Souf Africa , no rusty bulkhead confirmed when I did the blower motor.